Estuaries support a wide range of human activities and values, but are one of the most
anthropogenically impacted ecosystems in the world. Ki uta ki tai (mountain to sea) is a
holistic view of waterways, that is embodied ...

In the IAR, FSANZ invited “individuals and organizations to assist FSANZ in preparing the Draft Assessment for” this application A549 (FSANZ 2004, p. 3). Significant new evidence and analysis that is specifically relevant ...

The Centre for Integrated Research in Biosafety (INBI; the Centre) and the Sustainability
Council of New Zealand wish to make a small number of points that we consider to be of
high importance. Our submission is informed ...

Heinemann, J.A.(Centre for Integrated Research in Biosafety (INBI)University of Canterbury. Biological Sciences, 2012)

Summary of recommendations
Recommendation 1: The regulatory review process should begin with the participation of all stakeholders, from industry (not just the applicant’s industry), civil society and government and seek ...

I am submitting to the Philippines Government this opinion on the testing of Bt brinjal conducted
in India because I understand that the Philippines is currently evaluating a Bt brinjal event for
commercial release and ...

This project aimed to identify and implement pedagogical strategies designed to
facilitate the transfer of numeracy and mathematical skills and knowledge to science
disciplines. To achieve this aim a review of the ...

Chemistry made it into the mainstream news last week, following the announcement from the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) that four new elements have been discovered. So is this a big deal and ...

Imagine a world where driving is no longer a useful skill.
It might be a world in which people walk, cycle, and use a shared fleet of electric autonomous vehicles to get around.
There might be no private cars or parking, ...

The International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge,
Science and Technology for Development
(IAASTD) took an objective view of the long-term challenges facing world
agriculture and considered how these might be ...

All explosive volcanic eruptions generate volcanic ash, fragments of rock that are produced when magma or vent material is explosively disintegrated. Volcanic ash is then convected upwards within the eruption column and ...

The South Island saddleback (Philesturnus carunculatus) is an endangered bird endemic to New Zealand. Both males and females possess wattles, which are colourful fleshy
structures that hang from the lower beak. Although ...